Sand Cat Videos
http://youtu.be/BvKPPGTejE4
We are proud to have some of the happiest cats around. And right now our sand cats are at the top of that list as they love their new sand. A BCR supporter named Lindsay chose to have her friends give money to donate to a project for us rather than spend it on gifts for her. When donating money you can earmark the donation and tell us exactly what you want that money to go to. She picked a “Casper project” (named after a cougar we all loved) and wanted sand to be put in our

Tiger Swims, Bobcat Runs and Jungle Cat gets Scratched
http://youtu.be/W21qM_WrqlA
Alex the Bobcat goes back home.
The flooding at the sanctuary has the roadways being used by ducks.
Working on a room addition for Jumanji the black leopard.
Playing with kittens.
Moving Mickey Cougar back out to his Cat-a-Tat.
Our new net launcher arrives for catching injured bobcats at a distance.
Enrichment Committee makes a huge candle for Nik Tiger's birthday, but he mostly just needs to pee.
Sundari Leopard gets locked up so

In Case You Are Wondering What the Fuss Was About
Last Friday (Oct 3, 2014) the Florida Wildlife Commission inspectors came out, based on a complaint filed by Vernon Yates and Kathy Stearns, of Dade City Wild Things. The officers told us that the rules say you can't have leopards in an open top cage unless you get a prior, written, approval by the FWC.
This was news to us, because in the past it was OK to have leopards in open top cages and back when we first built the sanctuary, a lot of our leopard cages were built that way and

How to build a strong brand on Facebook
"Organic reach of the content brands publish in Facebook is destined to hit zero. It’s only a matter of time." says Social@Ogilvy writer on March 6, 2014.
Non profits, like Big Cat Rescue, are "brands" so that didn't bode well for us.
Social@Ogilvy went on to say, "100 brand pages, organic reach hovered at 6 percent, a decline of 49 percent from peak levels in October. For large pages with more than 500,000 Likes, organic reach hit 2 percent in February. And Facebook sources were unofficially

Male Leopard
DOB 2/23/96
Since he is one of the first black leopards you see at the sanctuary, Jumanji is used to quite a bit of attention. Most days, he can be found in the shadiest part of his cat-a-tat lounging on his fern-covered tree log. It is very easy to see how well black leopards camouflage themselves in the jungle since most people walk right by without noticing him there. People magazine certainly noticed Jumanji though. His photo was featured in an article written about Big Cat Rescue.
Jumanji is also known

Big Cat Rescue of Tampa, FL is excited to tell you about an opportunity that is sure to feed your beastly appetite for adventure. Our Big Cat Keeper Tour is the most exclusive behind the scenes experience you can find in the animal world that is respectful to the animals and safe for the guests. If you are an animal lover and want to see the inner workings of a real animal sanctuary, then this 2-hour experience is what you have been searching for.
No where else can you get this close and enjoy such a wide variety of

Big Cat Rescue Honored as 2014 Top-Rated NonProfit
by GreatNonprofits.org Award is based on Positive Online Reviews
Keisha Tiger on her first "Vacation" in the Vacation Rotation enclosure
Thanks to YOU!
Last month, after some animal exploiters posted some fake reviews to try and bring our scores down, we asked you to post reviews about Big Cat Rescue if you had been here to several sites and today it was announced that we won the prestigious 2014 Top-Rated Award by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews about

Daily Big Cat - 9-22-14 - Bengali vs. The Puzzle Box
http://youtu.be/Cd1jyaymOhg
Natalia Borrego, a doctoral research student from the University of Miami, conducts a research experiment with Bengali and some of the other tigers around the sanctuary. Turns out, Bengali is one smart feline (but we already knew that)!
Daily Big Cat - 9-21-14 - Cuteness Overload #2 (Kung Fu Kittens)
http://youtu.be/hzrGMTnTYUg
It's playtime in the #kittencabana at Big Cat Rescue! Check out these rascals as they take on each other,

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The new Big Cat Rescue Visa® Platinum Credit Card is here! This card, provided through Beneficial State Bank, offers competitive rates and reward points that can be used for travel and merchandise. Also, a percentage of every purchase you make with the card is donated back to Big Cat Rescue to support the cats. This adds up and is a GRRRREAT way to support the cats at no cost to you. For details and to download a one page application please visit www.BigCatRescue.org/card